jeudi 26 juin 2014

Source E-Flux
For its tenth anniversary, la maison rouge presents, from June 14 to September 21, The Wall—works from the collection of Antoine de Galbert, the eleventh in a series of exhibitions showing private collections. More than 1,200 works by almost 500 artists form a ribbon some three metres high and running some 278 metres along each of the foundation’s walls. Using a random algorithm, works are hung irrespective of shape, size, medium, history, monetary value or the artist’s repute. After ten exhibitions displaying diverse collectors’ worlds, this anniversary brings a much-awaited opportunity for a broader presentation of the collection assembled by la maison rouge’s founder and chairman, Antoine de Galbert; an important part of his personal life and one rarely seen outside the private sphere until now.
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Source The Telegraph by Claire Wrathall
Such was the hostility to luxury brands in France when François Mitterrand’s newly formed government took power in 1981 that it was actually suggested to nationalise Cartier. These were trying times for the venerable jeweller, for as its then-president, Alain Dominique Perrin, says, it had also been fighting a long and “traumatic” lawsuit against a network of counterfeiters, which culminated in the seizure of 4,000 fake Tank Vermeil watches in Tijuana, Mexico. Rather than dispose of them discreetly, Perrin wanted “a symbolic act”. It was his lawyer who suggested he have them publicly steamrollered in what he calls “a spectacular auto-da-fé”, an event that took place in San Diego, California, before the massed ranks of the world’s press. “It was a huge sensation!” he remembers. “A happening! A show! An absolute hit!”
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Source BusinessLine by Parni Ray
The Indian contemporary photography market can, at best, be described as ‘nascent’ and largely undervalued. This is not to say that fruitful efforts have not been made to ‘assimilate’ it under the broad ambit of contemporary art in recent times. Most well regarded galleries in the country currently include a couple of photographers in their roster.
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Source Executive Magazine by Maya Sioufi
With a limited budget for the fair, Bousteau cannot ship monumental sculptures, so he opted for the opposite — a focus on smaller art. With only compact art pieces, he aims to represent “mini India with all of its richness and diversity,” he says. With artists from different confessions and cultures, he plans to portray the contemporary Indian art scene within the pavilion via numerous artists from the famed Subodh Gupta, the ‘Jeff Koons of India,’ to some lesser-known artists.
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Source The New York Times by Nazanin Lankarani
As the Fondation Cartier pour l’Art Contemporain begins a yearlong celebration of its 30th anniversary, the show has the feel of a reunion of family and friends. The opening May 9 of the Paris-based art center’s commemorative exhibition, titled “Mémoires Vives” (“Vivid Memories”), was attended by a roster of acclaimed artists, including Cai Guo-Qiang, Marc Newson, Nan Goldin, Beatriz Milhazes and Issey Miyake, many of whom were largely unknown when their work was first shown at the Fondation.
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Source The Hindu by Savitha Gautam
Asked if the tribal art tradition is waning today, Kala Bai has some wise words, “For any art to survive, there has to be pride in practising it and the interest to share your knowledge. We conduct workshops for school children and even older students periodically at Bharat Bhawan in Bhopal and elsewhere. The interest is there but how long it will remain, is anybody’s guess!” For now, Kala Bai is happy painting and educating her two children. “We never had the opportunity to educate ourselves. So my priority was to ensure my children could read and write.”
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Source Creative Time
We are thrilled to announce New Delhi-based artist Amar Kanwar as the winner of the 2014 Leonore Annenberg Prize for Art and Social Change. Generously supported by Creative Time board member Elizabeth K. Sorensen, this prestigious annual prize is given to artists whose work, like that of Kanwar, provokes awareness of and engagement with critical issues of our time, working to advance the causes of equity and justice. He was selected from a pool of over 250 artists, as we opened the nomination process to recommendations from the public for the first time since its inception in 2009.
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Publié par
Herve Perdriolle

lundi 2 juin 2014

Source Business Standard by Avantika Bhuyan
Nadar's affair with art started in the 1980s at an amateurish level when she was doing up her house after getting married. "Her specific interest in art happened because of the interaction with Husain when she commissioned artworks for her home," says Singh. That's when the whole romance of interacting with artists started: of seeing how an artist works, how an artwork develops. Some of Husain's most iconic works like Yatra and Ganga are a part of her collection. But, many believe that the nascent interest in art was always there, even during the days when she used to work for advertising agency MCM, which is where she met Shiv who was a client of the agency. "With her background in advertising, there was already an inclination towards the fine arts and graphic arts. Moreover, she was culturally inclined. She and her colleagues used to hang out at Mandi House, have lunch at Triveni Kala Sangam, watch performances there," says Singh.
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